A Detailed List of 100+ Construction Tools and
Equipment with Images
August 26, 2021
Updated: January 11, 2023
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Table of Contents
a. 100+ Basic Construction Tools List
b. Concreting – Construction Tools List
c. Excavating – Construction Tools List
d. Plastering – Construction Tools List
e. Demolition – Construction Tools List
f. Tunnel Making – Construction Tools List
The tools that are utilized during the construction of the structures are known
as construction tools. These tools help to make work easy and fast. Construction tools are
different for different fields of construction.
The 100+ construction tools list is given below:
a. 100+ Basic Construction Tools List
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Name Image Use
Used in general
1. Hammer carpentry, framing,
nail pulling, etc.
Used in woodwork
and this must be
useful to remove the
2. Chisel concrete bumps or
excess concrete on the
surface of the
formwork.
Used to check the
3. Plumb Bob
verticality.
Used to excavate the
4. Pick Axe
soil.
Used to measure the
5. Measuring thickness, length, and
Tape widths of masonry
walls, etc.
Utilized to level the
6. Line and alignment of the brick
Pins course while laying
brick.
Used to climb on the
7. Ladder
roofs or higher places.
8. Hoe Used to dig the soil.
Used to dig and move
9. Shovel
soil.
Used to make the
concrete surfaces
10. Float
smooth during
construction.
Used to protect
11. Gloves fingers from dust and
chemicals.
Used to measure the
12.
amount of sand and
Measuring
aggregate utilized for
Box
making concrete.
13.
Used to measure
Measuring
distances or lengths.
wheel
Utilized to
smoothen/polish the
14. Polisher
surface of tiles,
woodwork, etc.
Used to apply putty
15. Putty
on the surfaces to the
Knife
desired thickness.
Used to protect legs
16. Rubber from direct contact
Boots with dust and
chemicals.
Used for
17. Earth
levelling/compacting
Rammer
Surfaces.
Used to gain a perfect
18. Mason’s right angle at the
Square corner of the masonry
wall.
Used for creating
19. Scratchers designs or textures on
surfaces.
Used when the ground
20. Sledge
is hard and contains
Hammer
rock layers.
Used for plastering
21. Trowel and smoothing
concrete surfaces.
Used to check the
22. Spirit
level of the ground,
Level
walls, etc.
23. Straight Used to paint the
Edge Brush plastered surface.
Used to compact the
24. Vibrator
concrete.
Used to cut the rock
25. Wedge surfaces with the help
of a sledgehammer.
Used to transport
26. Wheel materials like cement,
Barrow sand, concrete mix,
etc.
27. Tile
Used to cut tile.
Cutter
Used to screen the
28. Sand
sand or fine aggregate
Screen
before mixing it with
Machine
concrete.
To protect the eyes
29. Safety
from dust,
Glasses
chemicals, etc.
Used to protect the
30. Safety
head from injury or
Helmet
any fatal accident.
Used for compressing
31. Rammer or compacting the
soil.
Used in the woodwork
32. Jack
to smoothen the
Plane
surface of the wood.
Used to measure the
vertical line of the
33. Plumb
wall whether it is
Rule
perfectly vertical or
not.
Commonly used in
34. Head Pan construction sites to
carry materials.
Utilized to cut the
35. Hand Saw
wooden materials.
It supports the
36. End brickwork by
Frames levelling the
alignment accurately.
37. Digging Used to dig the soil
Bar surfaces.
Used to make holes
38. Drill in the walls, slabs,
Machine doors, window
frames, etc.
Used to mix the
39. Concrete
ingredients for
Mixer
concrete preparation.
Used for removing
40. Crowbar nails or to force apart
two objects.
41. Circular Used to cut the wood
Saw boards, frames, etc.
42. Chain
Used to lift heavy
Lewis and
stones
Pin Lewis
Used to level the dug
43. Boning
trench throughout its
Rods
length.
Used to level and
44. Bump
smoothen the concrete
Cutter
surfaces.
45. Bull used for shallow
Dozer digging and ditching.
Used for Digging
46. Excavator trenches and material
handling.
Used for a wide
variety of work such
47. Backhoe as transporting
materials, excavation,
etc.
Used in the
construction and
48. Graders
maintenance of dirt
roads.
Used for loading
49. Loaders materials into trucks,
laying pipes, etc.
50. Cordless Used to make pilot
Drill holes.
51. Vacuum Used to clean the dust
Blower from the surfaces.
52. Flat Pry Used for prying,
Bar scraping, and pulling.
Used for binding the
53. Binding
steel on joints or
Hook
junctions.
Used to cut/drill
54. Core cores of various
Cutter diameters of concrete
Machine or bituminous
pavement.
Used for the removal
55.
of groundwater, or
Dewatering
surface water, to
Pump
lower the water table.
56. Drilling Used to drill woods
Machine and metals.
Used to transport
57. Dumpers materials to and from
the construction site.
Used for loading and
unloading materials
58. Forklift
from trucks and also
for carrying goods.
Used for laying out
59. Framing and marking patterns
Square in framing, roofing,
etc.
Used to aid the
compaction of
60. Vibrating
materials in
Table
containers, boxes, and
bulk bags
Used for compacting
61. Surface
small slabs or
Vibrator
horizontal surfaces.
Used to consolidate
the freshly poured
62. Shutter
foundation as well as
Vibrator
the compact surface of
precast concrete.
It is used for the
63. Needle
proper compaction of
Vibrator
concrete.
Used to protect
64. Safety workers from falling
Belt while working at
heights.
Used for moving
65. Tower heavy goods,
Crane materials, or tools
around a site
66. Trenchers
Used to dig trenches.
Cutter
Used to measure the
67. Rebound hardness of concrete
Hammer using the rebound
principle.
Used to compact soil,
gravel, concrete, or
68. Road
asphalt in the
Roller
construction of roads
and foundations.
Used to excavate
69. Road roadways, tunnels,
Header and compartments
Machine continuously without
using volatile.
Used to determine the
70. Water
level spot of bricks
Level
during laying.
Used to collect
71. Scoop
cement, soil, etc.
Used for loading,
72. Hydra
unloading, and
Crane
transporting materials.
Used for lifting or
lowering a load
73. Hoist
utilizing a drum or by
a chain.
74. Flat Pry Used for prying,
Bar scraping, and pulling.
75. Jack Used for dressing
Plane timber.
76. Torpedo Used to determine the
Level surface level.
77. Framing Used for heavy
Hammer carpentry work.
Used to drive piles
78. Pile into the soil to provide
Driver foundation support for
buildings.
Used to
79. Wrecking
demolish large
Ball Crane
buildings.
80. Pavers Used to pave the road.
Used to compact the
81.
flexible pavements
Compactors
during construction.
82. Feller
Used in logging.
Bunchers
83. Used to support or
Adjustable turn pipes or circular
Wrench bars or nuts.
84. Used for driving
Screwdrivers screws
Used to open or
85. Pliers
tighten nuts.
Used to compact the
86. Sod roller
ground.
87.
Used to cut wires.
Wirecutter
Used to tight screws,
88. Spanner
nuts, etc.
Used to provide the
89. shape and smooth
Spokeshave woods in
woodworking.
Used for carpentry,
woodworking,
90. Clamp furniture making,
welding, construction,
and metalworking.
Used to
remove/smooth rough
91. File
and sharp edges from
cut metal
Used to create a slip-
92. Concrete resistant texture on the
Broom surface of the
concrete.
93. Brick Used to carry several
Tongs bricks at a time.
94. Soil Used to check the soil
Probes condition/information.
Used to measure
95.
horizontal and vertical
Theodolite
angles.
Used for measuring
96. Total horizontal angles,
station vertical angles, and
distance.
Used to measure the
97. Levelling height of one level
relative to another.
Helps in collecting
reading during the
98. Staff
theodolite or level
process.
99. Pegs To mark stations.
To know the
100. Compass
direction.
101. Concrete Used to finish
Float concrete surfaces.
Used to drag heavy
102. Chain
equipment.
Used for mixing,
103. Mortar
dumping, and
Tubs and
transporting
Stands
construction material
104. Utility Used to cut ropes,
Knife cardboard, etc.
Used to mark the
105. Arrows
boundaries and points.
Used to clean concrete
106. Broom surfaces and plastered
surfaces.
These are 106 construction tools listed.
b. Concreting – Construction Tools List
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Names Images Uses
Used to smooth
1. Trowel concrete
surfaces.
Used for
scraping
surfaces or
spreading
material such
2. Spackle Knife
as plaster or
concrete in
various
construction
trades.
Used to
indicate how
parallel (level)
or
3. Spirit Level perpendicular
(plumb) a
surface is
relative to the
earth.
Used for
making the
concrete
4. Straight edge
surfaces
smooth and
uniform.
Used for
making the
5. Float concrete
surface smooth
and flat.
Used to
establish a
vertical
6. Plumb bob
reference
(called a plumb
line).
Used to check
the level of the
concrete
7. Floating Rule
surface
between the
successive
layers ( E.g. In
rigid
pavement).
Used ideally
for quick and
8. Paddle Mixer convenient
mixing of
materials.
Used in
breaking
concrete (
9. Hammer mainly while
providing
construction
joints ).
Used to transfer a
10. Tube Level vertical level across a
distance.
Used for maintaining the
11. Thread
level of the concrete.
Used to transport/carry
12. Bucket
concrete.
Used to mix the cement,
13. Shovel sand, aggregate, and
water.
Used for protection of
14. Workboots
feet.
Used as a shield to
protect the eyes from
15. Safety Glasses any type of foreign
debris that may cause
irritation or injury.
Used for breaking up
clay, concrete, frozen
ground, and other hard
materials, moving or
16. Digging Bars
breaking up tree roots
and obstacles, and
making holes in the
ground for fence posts.
Used to eliminate air
pockets that can remain
17. Vibrators when pouring concrete
that can ruin the
integrity of the concrete.
Used to
accomplish watervapour
18. Vapour
diffusion and air
Retarders
movement control with
one material.
These are 18 construction tool lists used in concreting work.
c. Excavating – Construction Tools List
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a. Hand Tool
Names Images Uses
Used for digging
straight-edged holes or
1. Spade trenches, slicing and
lifting sod, and edging
flower beds or lawns.
Used to dig as well as to
2. Shovel
move loose materials.
Used in gardening and
3. Hoe horticulture to loosen
soil and chop weeds.
Used for digging small
4. Trowel holes or removing
weeds.
Used before excavating
5. Rake the top clear the leaves,
and dust on the surface.
Used for breaking up
6. Pick Axe
hard ground or rock.
Used for digging,
7. Mattock
prying, and chopping.
Used for breaking up
clay, concrete, frozen
ground, and other hard
materials, moving or
8. Digging Bars
breaking up tree roots
and obstacles, and
making holes in the
ground for fence posts.
b. Machinery Tools
Names Images Uses
Used for digging,
material handling,
9. Tracked Excavator
demolition, and open-
pit mining.
Used for scrapyard
work, roadwork,
10. Wheeled Excavator
material handling,
waste handling
Used for light
transportation of
building materials,
11. Back Hoe Excavator
construction,
small demolitions,
excavation, etc.
Used for shallow
12. Bulldozer
digging and ditching.
Used for road, port
construction, pond, and
13. Dragline Excavators
canal dredging, and
as pile driving rigs.
Used to dig trenches,
especially for laying
pipes or electrical
14. Trenchers cables, for installing
drainage, or in
preparation
for trenchwarfare.
These are 14 construction tool lists used for Excavating.
d. Plastering – Construction Tools List
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Names Images Uses
Used for
plastering and
1. Trowel
smoothing
surfaces.
Used for scraping
surfaces or
spreading material
2. Spackle Knife such as plaster in
various
construction
trades.
Used to indicate
how parallel
(level) or
3. Spirit Level perpendicular
(plumb) a surface
is relative to the
earth.
Used for ruling,
cement render
screeding, tiling,
4. Straight edge
and as a general
construction
straight edge.
Used for making
5. Float plaster smooth
and flat.
Used to establish
a vertical
6. Plumb bob
reference (called a
plumb line).
Used to check the
level of the
7. Floating Rule plastered surface
between the
successive layers.
Used ideal for
quick and
8. Paddle Mixer convenient mixing
of paint, plaster,
and more.
Used to chip out
chunks of plaster
and to re-secure or
9. Hammer
remove
problematic
pieces of lath.
Used for
providing a final
10. Plaster Sponge coat and finishing
touch on a
plastered surface.
Used to carry mortar
or plaster from the
11. Hawk mixing table to the
surface that’s being
worked on.
Used to transfer a
12. Tube Level vertical level across a
distance.
Used during the final
13. Water Brush smoothing stage of
your plaster job.
Used for checking the
14. Thread level of plaster of
different structures.
Used to
15. Bucket
transport/carry mortar.
Used during the final
16. Broom smoothing stage of
your plasterwork.
Used to mix the
17. Shovel cement, sand,
and water.
These are 17 construction tools list used in plastering work.
e. Demolition – Construction Tools List
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Names Images Uses
Demolition of
1. Sledge drywall,
Hammer concrete, wood,
etc.
Used to open
2. Crowbar nailed wooden
crates.
Used for
3. Pliers
gripping.
Used for
pulling out
4. Nail Puller nails, even if
they are sunken
into the wood.
Used for the
demolition
5. Demolition
of concrete and
hammer
various
structures
Used to
6. Backhoe collapse the
building walls.
Used to stop
dust particles
7. Mask from going
inside the nose
or mouth.
Used to protect
8. Helmet
the head.
9. Gloves and Used to protect
Boots hands and legs.
Used to protect
10. Glasses eyes from dust
particles.
Used
11. Skid Steer on demolition
Loaders projects of
greater scale.
Used for
12. Excavator demolishing
Wrecking Ball large/tall
buildings.
These are 12 construction tools list used in demolishing work.
f. Tunnel Making – Construction Tools List
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Names Images Uses
Used for excavating
rock in mining and
1. Roadheader
civil construction
projects.
Used in
2. Drilling Jumbo
underground mining.
Used for providing
3. Air Ventilator oxygen inside the
tunnel.
Used in the
excavating of tunnel
4. Crawler mining, mine
Haggloader engineering, and
hydraulic
engineering.
Used for lifting
almost anything such
5. Wheel Loader
as debris, gravel,
soil, dirt, pallets, etc.
Used to transport
6. Dumper materials to and from
a construction site.
Used for breaking
7. Breaker hard stones, rocks,
and hard strata.
Used in construction
sites, allowing you to
reach out and over
8. Telehandler obstacles, and are
also majorly utilized
in repair and
maintenance.
Used for preparing
9. Batching Plant large quantities of
concrete.
Used to transport
concrete mortar from
10. Transit-Mixer
a concrete batching
plant.
Used to line
tunnel walls, in
mines,
11. Shotcrete Machine
subways, and
automobile
tunnels.
Used for
mixing cement
primarily for
12. MAI Pump
grouting when
drilling MAI
anchors.
Used for
digging
trenches, holes,
and
foundations, as
13. Crawler Excavator well as for
handling
materials,
moving earth,
demolition,
dredging, etc.
Used in
14. Total Station modern
surveying.
Used to reduce
the size of
15. Crusher Plant
rocks, stones,
and ore.
These are 15 construction tools list used in Tunneling work.
